Sports Betting - NFL Picks Against the Spread
Avid fans of the National Football League, or 'NFL', have probably come across what you call NFL Picks Against the Spread. In simple betting parlance, this means you pick any match between two teams wherein there is a favorite and there is an underdog. The favorite is the team which is most likely to win the match, while the underdog is the team that is very likely to lose. The beauty of Picks Against the Spread betting is that bookmakers (the person handling the bets) can collect bets wagered on the points spread, not necessarily which team will win or lose.
If gamblers only wagered on the winning team, then there's no point in betting because everybody would win. To create a betting scenario, you'd have to wager on the point difference of the winner and loser. In Picks Against the Spread betting, a bookmaker sets the 'line' which is usually a negative number (ex. "-5"). This number denotes the minimum number of points the favorite has to win over the opponent, or the maximum number of points by which the underdog has to lose. To get these numbers, you'll have to choose from weekly Picks Against the Spread.
Let's say you choose a match from this week's NFL Picks Against the Spread. The bookmaker sets the line at -5. If you bet on the favorite team (let's say, Atlanta), they'll have to win by at least 5 points or you lose. If you bet on the underdog team (let's say, San Francisco), they can lose by as many as 5 points and you still win. If they lose the game by 6 points, you lose the bet. That's how NFL Picks Against the Spread betting works. So, are you ready to bet? Then choose your pick.
If gamblers only wagered on the winning team, then there's no point in betting because everybody would win. To create a betting scenario, you'd have to wager on the point difference of the winner and loser. In Picks Against the Spread betting, a bookmaker sets the 'line' which is usually a negative number (ex. "-5"). This number denotes the minimum number of points the favorite has to win over the opponent, or the maximum number of points by which the underdog has to lose. To get these numbers, you'll have to choose from weekly Picks Against the Spread.
Let's say you choose a match from this week's NFL Picks Against the Spread. The bookmaker sets the line at -5. If you bet on the favorite team (let's say, Atlanta), they'll have to win by at least 5 points or you lose. If you bet on the underdog team (let's say, San Francisco), they can lose by as many as 5 points and you still win. If they lose the game by 6 points, you lose the bet. That's how NFL Picks Against the Spread betting works. So, are you ready to bet? Then choose your pick.
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